THE ASSOCIATION'S PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE CORN GROWERS TO SUSTAINABLY FEED AND FUEL A GROWING WORLD. NCGA WORKS TO CREATE COMPETITIVE MARKET DEMAND, ENHANCE CUSTOMER & CONSUMER TRUST, AND PROMOTE INCREASED SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE CORN & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER CORN INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS, IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VISION. FOUNDED IN 1957, THE NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS NEARLY 40,000 DUES-PAYING CORN FARMERS NATIONWIDE AND THE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN 300,000 CORN FARMERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH CORN CHECKOFF PROGRAMS IN THEIR STATES. NCGA AND 50 STATE ASSOCIATIONS & CHECKOFF ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR MEMBERS, CORN FARMERS AND THEIR INDUSTRY.